Rule 34 - Continuances
Rule 34.6 - Municipal Trials de Novo
An application for a continuance of a trial de novo that arose as an appeal from a municipal division shall comply with the following:
a. Unless filed pro se, applications shall be filed electronically. All such applications shall be made by filing a written motion showing good cause for granting the continuance, accompanied by the affidavit of the applicant or some other credible person, setting forth the facts upon which the application is based. All written applications and accompanying documents shall also be emailed, sent by facsimile transmission, or hand-delivered to the Division in which the case is pending.
b. Applications shall be filed and served no later than 3:30 p.m. on the Wednesday before the trial date, except those filed for cause arising thereafter, which could not have been known or discovered in the exercise of reasonable diligence.
c. All applications shall contain the following information: (i) the week the case is set for trial, (ii) the date the request for the trial de novo was initially filed with the Court, (iii) the number of prior continuances requested, and on whose behalf the request(s) were filed, (iv) the nature of the charge(s), and (v) whether or not agreed to by opposing counsel.
Adopted 9/19/14
Effective 10/24/14